Venetian blind



y 1950 R. J. cHARBoNNEAu Z,505,943

UTED STATES PTENT OFFICE This invention felateS to iInpfovenlents iI1 e netian blindS he invention pertainS pafticulafly to lfZlIove nlentS if1 a venetian blincl aSSefnbl Whefeby the bliffcl nay be feadily inStalled of feInoved ffoIf1 itS Inountin ove1' the WindOW opening The object is to pTovide in enetia b1nd having a head Tail aSSenfbly, a hed fail pTooef which oarTies the tilting and opefting echa niSIn and fioh iS pfovicled. vrith a covef adapted to encloSe the Tneohanisnf Supported upon the head l'ail and which oover itSelf iS adped fo be couped vith the head rail to be soppofted thefeby and fo be uncou fed thefeffon thfough s1idable endWiSe telesooping of the heaJd fai1 anC covef.

foTe paftioolafly the head fail is provided along oppoSite edges With coInp1eInenta fy fength WiSe guide ohnne1S and the Covef is pfovided With Side Wa1IS having oppositel inturned bot ton1 edgeS Slidobly feoeivable vitflin the gofde channelS of the head fail to couple the head 1'2Lil ond oover togethef. The head fai1 aSSefnbly hos ai oovef so conStfuoted and so coup1ed thefeWith as to sefve as a v1anoe Shield for the b1i1d aS se1T1bly.

The head fai1 asSefnbly Which inolodeS the cover iS Suppofted at oppoSite endS upon Suitable braoket aSSeIT1blieS and a n1efitofiouS featufe iS the p1-oviSion of iInpfoved braoket SuppoftS adapted to feadHy feoeive the ooposfte endS of the hed rai1 ond oover.

ofe paftioulafly eamoh braoket Suppoft in oludeS pa of bracket seotionS, one of which is adopted to be attached to the Window caSing of jan1b Inen1ber and to receive the end of the head fai1 asSefnbly to suppoft the saIne. The other Section iS adopted to oofnplete the fSt Sectio11 and to be feadily coopled therevith to oon1plete1y enolose the efld of the head Tai1 aSSefnbly, to Sup poft the sanle, and to serve aS a dust oover thefe ovef.

ffnothef fflefitofiouS feature is the pfoviSion in a head fai1 aSSeInbly of the ohafacter deScribed of a tift fail if1oloding a fod vvhich is Suppofted fof osoillatioff and iS pfovided vvith inpToved ffiotional bfake 111eans associated thereWith and adapted to feleaSably fetain the tilf fail in any adjuSted poSffion to Wflioh it haS been tiltedl ()thef obfectS, advantageS and xnefitofioflS fea tufes will Inofe fully appeor ffon1 the follovVing desofiption, appended clain1S and accon1panying dfaWing whefein= ,ig. 1 iHuStfteS a venetian blind, embodying 1T1y invention, n1ounted i11 Window opening.

ig. 2 iS a veffioal Section1 vfew taken oI1 the line 2-2 of g. 1.

,ig. 3 iS a vertic2u1 sectiona1 vieW lengthwise thfough a poftion of the head fil asSeInbly.

Fig. iS a pefSpecfive of one end of the head fail and oovef fefnoved ffofn the end bfaoket,

My invention is eInbodied in a ffenetian blind whiof1 inclodeS the uSual bfind Sfats, Suppofted fof raising and loWering beIow a head rail lo. The blind slatS !2 a1'e caffied by fibbonS ff Whioh are tfaohed to 13ortionS !6 of o tiltable rod l3, Which rod iS Suppofted at oppoSite endS Whin bTaokets 2 fof oscilladtion. ,f1e bfaoketS 26 are attached to the head faif m. operating oofds 22 afe seoured to the portion of tho tiltable rod to osoillate the rod rst in one diTecfion and then in another. In oTder to rnaintain the tiltable rod at adjusted tilted poSitionS, a Sip1e expanSible spring bfake 24 is ffeely Inounted upon the Tod ls betWeen one end bfaoket 29 and an en- 1aJfged poftioI1 iG caffied by tho fod and fotatable thefeWith.

The n1echanisn1 for raiSing and lovvefing the blind slatS is oonventiona1 and iS Shown as ooIn prSing the cofd 26, Which paSSes oveI' To11erS 28 Inounted upon the head rail fo. brake IIlelT1bef 3G lnay be pTovided to fnaintain the lift cofd of adjusted positions of elevation of the blind slats. .ASSooiated vvith the head I'ai1 lo iS a cover 32. This cover iS Shown aS extending lengthWise of the head rail and being i1 the fofm of an i1vefted U in ofoSS sectiont coInpriSes a top va11 and tWo side waHS- The Side wanS have theif loweI' fnarginS intufned at 34 and fofm angeB Whfch are Slidably feceivable vvithin goide ohanne1S 36 of the head rail. The head fai1 n is provided along its opposite edges with ooo1pleInentafy goide channels 36 Which are adapted to feceive the angeS 3 of the Side wallS of the oovef' S1idably 1engthWise of the head faiL Thfogh this endWiSe teleSooping n1oveInent it iS poSSibIe to attaoh the coveI' to the head TaiI or to feInove the head fail thefeffon1 quiokly and easily.

he head rai1 aSSen1bly is Suppofted of oppo Isite ends by a paif of bfacket asSeInblies vvhich are abtaohed to the windoW oaSing of jan1To meD1 ber and the tvvo braoket aSseInb]ies are SiInilar. 1ach bfaoket aSSen1bly includes tWo ooopefath1g SectionS. c)ne section iS indioated at 38 and in' oludes an end waH and thfee side Wans. The side wans inoInde a top wa11 40, a botton1 Wan 2 and a back Wan In the drawing the end wan is shown as Secufed to a window jan1b by sofevvs 46. Should it be deSired to secufe the brackob to the ()L1tside of the casing fathef than 

